The Good Old Radio Still Beats Online Services For Music Discovery [Infographic]

When it comes to discovering new music, the dusty old radio in the corner of your kitchen might prove a better companion than your shiny new smartphone. A recent survey from Edison Research found that 19 percent of Americans use AM/FM radio most often to stay up to date with the latest hits. It also found that friends and family are the primary source of music discovery (22 percent), though radio still gives streaming a run for its money.

Online, YouTube is the most popular platform for finding new music with 15 percent of people using it most often to stay up to date in 2017. Spotify is the second most popular choice for online music explorers (10 percent) followed by Pandora (9 percent). The latter just launched its premium music streaming service but it might still have its work cut out for it in order to loosen the classic radio's stranglehold on Americans' awareness of new music.